With the demise of the Soviet Union, the last major obstruction to worldwide drug trading has gone. The multinational drug trade, taking advantage of new smuggling routes through Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, generates more profit every gear. As even the most repressive international efforts leave the drug trade almost unaffected, the battle against this multibillion-dollar industry seems to be lost
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